2006
DOI: 10.1017/cbo9780511617515
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Truth, Error, and Criminal Law

Abstract: Beginning with the premise that the principal function of a criminal trial is to find out the truth about a crime, Larry Laudan examines the rules of evidence and procedure that would be appropriate if the discovery of the truth were, as higher courts routinely claim, the overriding aim of the criminal justice system. Laudan mounts a systematic critique of existing rules and procedures that are obstacles to that quest. He also examines issues of error distribution by offering the first integrated analysis of t… Show more

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“…Notably, some legal scholars have argued that innocence-emphasizing rules such as the Blackstone ratio should not be applied to the investigative stage of the criminal investigation. Specifically, Laudan (2006) and Lillquist (2007) have both suggested that the ratio of exculpatory to inculpatory errors should be closer to 1:1 rather than 10:1.…”
Section: False Identificationsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Notably, some legal scholars have argued that innocence-emphasizing rules such as the Blackstone ratio should not be applied to the investigative stage of the criminal investigation. Specifically, Laudan (2006) and Lillquist (2007) have both suggested that the ratio of exculpatory to inculpatory errors should be closer to 1:1 rather than 10:1.…”
Section: False Identificationsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Se añade que no puede existir una analogía entre el estándar de la duda razonable y las situaciones de toma de decisiones en elecciones personales 53 .…”
Section: B) Tipo De Duda Que Haría Vacilar a Una Persona Prudente Resunclassified
“…E inútil porque no permite distinguir la duda suficiente de la duda insuficiente ni cuando una duda es razonable ni resolver los problemas del enjuiciamiento moderno basado en la prueba de los hechos 63 . Se concluye que se trata de una noción gravemente inadecuada, deliberadamente oscura, totalmente subjetiva y abierta a tantas interpretaciones como jueces exista 64 ; tratándose de un concepto jurídico indeterminado que, dada su vaguedad, no resulta claro que dos tribunales se refieran a lo mismo cuando la emplean 65 .…”
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“…In this sense, the point of departure for our research has been a constructivist epistemology for which the mind 1 The project is sponsored by the National Council for Science and Technology in México.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%